Spicy Guacamole recipe: Scoop it up during the Super Bowl

To help you prep for the Super Bowl, here's one of our favorite Test Kitchen recipes, spicy guacamole. Scoop it up because avocados contain good fat, the monosaturated kind thought to keep your good cholesterol in check.

Makes: 2½ cups / Preparation time: 15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

You can tone down the chile peppers and cayenne in this recipe to your own taste. Good tomatoes are hard to come by this time of year — omit them if desired.

Ingredients

■ 4 avocados, halved, pitted

■ ½ cup chopped white onion

■ 2 small tomatoes, diced

■ Juice of 1 large lime

■ ½ cup fresh chopped cilantro leaves

■ 1 jalapeño or Serrano chile pepper, seeded, chopped

■ 1 large clove garlic, peeled, pressed or finely minced

■ 1 teaspoon salt

■ ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste, optional

■ ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

■ 1½ teaspoons favorite chili powder, optional

Directions

Scoop out the flesh of the avocados and place it in a bowl. Mash it lightly — should be a little chunky.

Stir in the salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and chili powder if using. Stir again. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Cover with plastic wrap, placing the wrap directly on the dip, and place another lid on top. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Serve with tortilla chips.

From and tested by Susan Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen. Analysis per 2 tablespoons.